How to Use flitter in a Sentence
flitter
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His neuroses flitter around him like fireflies.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the past few weeks, swarms of the diminutive insects have been seen flittering en masse through parks and backyards across the Bay Area.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Acknowledging that the debt-forgiveness fairy isn’t flittering in the wings on graduation day calls for careful assessment of college plans, dreams, and reality.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But there was also a significant contingent from DR Congo, resplendent in light blue, their flags flittering in the afternoon breeze.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Black and gold flags flitter in the wind in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, attached to homes with a Terrible Towel likely somewhere inside.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Dec. 2025
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